Elderly man missing in Newcastle

King County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue asks the public to watch out for a missing 78-year-old man with dementia last seen Tuesday morning at his apartment in Newcastle.

Family members reported that Taji Ali wandered away from the home he shares with his family at the Castle Creek Apartments sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

He is described as black, 5-feet-10, very thin and “frail”-looking and with short gray hair. He was wearing sandals when he left the apartment.

He is friendly and outgoing, family said, but could be very disoriented due to his dementia.

Search and Rescue asks anyone who sees Ali to immediately call 911.

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UPDATE: The King County Sheriff’s Office reported Ali was found later Tuesday evening.